Plante has played the last three seasons with the Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League. In the 2004–05 season, he was awarded the Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy as the top rookie in the WHL. Since then, he has spent most of his playing time with the Florida Panther AHL affiliate, the Rochester Americans. As well, he was called up to Florida for a pre-season game at the start of the 2008–09 NHL season, he didn't get any playing time, however, and started the season in Rochester. After a lackluster start with the Americans, he was demoted to the ECHL, and spent time with the Dayton Bombers. After spend over two months with the Bombers, he was called back up to Rochester, where he currently plays.